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subtextualize

subtextualize verb: to make subtextual; to turn into a subtext.

Verb

subtextualize (third-person singular simple present subtextualizes, present participle subtextualizing, simple past and past participle subtextualized)

  1. (transitive) To make subtextual; to turn into a subtext.

Forms of subtextualize

third-person singular presentsubtextualizes
present participlesubtextualizing
past participlesubtextualized
pastsubtextualized

Origin of subtextualize

From subtextual + -ize.

Questions about subtextualize

What does subtextualize mean?
Subtextualize means to make subtextual; to turn into a subtext.
What part of speech is subtextualize?
Subtextualize is a verb.
What is the past tense of subtextualize?
The past tense of subtextualize is subtextualized.

Words near subtextualize in the dictionary

  1. subtextual
  2. subtextualities
  3. subtextuality
  4. subtextualization
  5. subtextualizations
  6. subtextualize
  7. subtextualized
  8. subtextualizes
  9. subtextualizing
  10. subtextually
  11. subtexture

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